Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 9, Hadith 25 Suwaid bin Ghaflah reported The collector of the Prophet (ﷺ) came to us. I caught hold of his hand and read in the document that the goods were not to be combined nor were they to be separated for fear of zakat. There is no mention of milch […]
Sunan Abī Dāwūd is one of the six major hadith collections in Sunni Islam, compiled by Imam Abū Dāwūd al-Sijistānī. It focuses on hadiths related to Islamic law (fiqh), offering a detailed record of the sayings and actions of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ that form the basis for legal rulings. Carefully selected from hundreds of thousands of narrations, it emphasizes authenticity and relevance to jurisprudence, making it a key reference for scholars and students of Islamic law.
Book 9, Zakat (Kitāb al‑Zakāt), discusses the obligations, types, and distribution of charitable alms (zakat).
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 9, Hadith 26 Muslim ibn Shu’bah said: Nafi’ ibn Alqamah appointed my father as charge d’affaires of his tribe, and commanded him to collect sadaqah (zakat) from them. My father sent me to a group of them; so I came to an aged man called Sa’r ibn Disam I said: My […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 9, Hadith 27 This tradition has also been narrated by Zakariyya bin Ishaq through his chain of narrators. In this version Mulsim bin Shu’bah said: Shafi’ means a goat which has a baby in its womb. Abu Dawud said: I read in a document possessed by Abdullah ibn Salim at Hims: […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 9, Hadith 28 Narrated Ubayy ibn Ka’b: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) commissioned me as a collector of zakat. I visited a man. When he had collected his property of camels, I found that a she-camel in her second year was due from him. I said to him: Pay a she-camel […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 9, Hadith 29 Narrated Ibn ‘Abbas: said When the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) sent Mu’adh to Yemen, he said to him You are going to a people who are people of the book. So call them to bear witness that there is no diety but Allah, and that I am the Messenger […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 9, Hadith 30 Narrated Anas ibn Malik: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: He who collects more sadaqah than is due is like him who refuses to pay it. حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ أَبِي حَبِيبٍ، عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ سِنَانٍ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 9, Hadith 31 Narrated Bashir ibn al-Khasasiyyah: (Ibn Ubayd said in the version of his tradition that his name was not Bashir, but (it was) the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) (who had) named him Bashir) We said: (to the Messenger of Allah): The collectors of sadaqah collect more than is due; […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 9, Hadith 32 The aforesaid tradition has also been narrated by Ayyub through a different chain of narrators to the same effect. This version adds We said Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) the collectors of sadaqah collect more than is due from us. Abu Dawud said ‘Abd Al Razzaq narrated this tradition from […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 9, Hadith 33 Narrated Jabir ibn Atik: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: Riders who are objects of dislike to you will come to you, but you must welcome them when they come to you, and give them a free hand regarding what they desire. If they are just, they will receive credit […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 9, Hadith 34 Jabir bin ‘Abdallah told of some people, meaning nomadic Arabs, who came to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and said Collectors of zakat come to us and act unjustly. He said please those who collect the sadaqah from you. They asked Even if they wrong us, Messenger of […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 9, Hadith 35 Narrated ‘Abdallah bin Abi Awfa : My father was one of those Companions who took the oath of allegiance at the hand of the Prophet (ﷺ) beneath the tree. The Prophet (ﷺ) said when the people brought him their sadaqah : O Allah, bless the family of so […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 9, Hadith 36 ‘Amr bin Shu’aib, on his father’s authority, said that his grandfather reported the Prophet (ﷺ) as saying: There is to be no collecting of sadaqah (zakat) from a distance, nor must people who own property remove it far away, and their sadaqahs are to be received in their […]